DEMOCRATUC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

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THE CENTRAL AFRICAN COUNTRY

• CONGO

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LOCATION

• CONGO is a Central African Country which is
  located in equatorial region.

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CLIMATE OF CONGO

• The Democratic Republic of the Congo lies on
  the equator, with one-third of the country to the
  north and rest to the south. The climate is hot
  and humid in the river basin and iny season lasts
  from October to May and north of the Equator,
  from April to November. Along the cool and dry in
  the southern highlands, with a cold, alpine
  climate in the Rwenzori Mountains.
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• South of the equator, the ra Equator, rainfall is
  fairly regular throughout the year. During the
  wet season, thunderstorms often are violent but
  seldom last more than a few hours. The average
  rainfall for the entire country is about 1,070 mm
  (42 in).

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Democratic Republic of the Congo map of
climate classification zones
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CAPITAL AREA

• Capital of the country CONGO
• is KINSHASA.
  
• Area covered by the country
• CONGO is 2344860 km2 .

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OFFICIAL OTHER LANGUAGE

• Official language of CONGO is French.
• It is estimated that a total of 242 languages are
  spoken in the country. Four indigenous languages
  have the status of national language Kituba or
  Kikongo, Lingala, Swahili and Tshiluba.

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WILDLIFE

• The Congo rainforest is known for its high levels
  of biodiversity, including more than 600
  tree species and 10,000 animal species. Some of
  its most famous residents include forest
  elephants, gorillas, chimpanzees, okapi,
  leopards, hippos, and lions.

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NATURAL VEGETATION

• The eastern plateaus are covered by grasslands,
  and mountain forest, bamboo thickets, and
  Afro-Alpine vegetation occur on the highest
  mountains.
• The central basin is a vast reservoir
  of nativetrees and plants. Among these, mahogany,
  ebony, limba, wenge, agba, iroko, and sapele
  provide timber.

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